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If you're looking for an old
fashioned pharmacy, you may be
in luck: The Village Apothecary
on South University Avenue is
definitely old school. In fact, the
pharmacy has been in Ann Arbor
longer than Michigan Stadium.
According to owner Garry Turn-
er, the store first opened in the
1910s, but it's been so long that
even he wasn't sure exactly what
year it opened.
Although Turner has only
owned the pharmacy since 1994,
he said he still tries to run it with
a customer-friendly attitude rem-
iniscent of a simpler time.
"I just tell all the help to treat
everybody who walks in like its
your aunt and uncle" Turner said.
Although Turner strives to cre-
ate an old-fashioned sense of com-
munity, thephysical store is pretty
modern. You won't find antique
Coke bottles or homemade beef
jerky in the aisles. Instead you'll

find Orbit gum and Pepsi Max.
But beneath the main floor -
behind a door blocking customer
use - is a lasting link to the store's
historic past.
An abandoned dry kitchen
- essentially a kitchen without
plumbing - still resides in the
basement collecting dust, Turner
said. The kitchen was used to
prepare sandwiches and the like
when the pharmacy used to have
the symbol of a classic retro phar-
macy - a soda fountain.
Alas, soda jerks no longer greet
you at The Village Apothecary
door with a refreshing egg cream
or Vanilla Coke. The pharmacy
hasn't had an operating soda
fountain in about 40 years.
Debra Cook, the store's manag-
er, said the store was an exception
to the faceless superstores that
have taken over the pharmacy
business.
"I think we really care about

the people
whereas at o
you're just a
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Jeffries said.
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ers are just like fam-
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JenniferKron/Daly
The Village Apothecary is located on South University Avenue. It
is the oldest business on that street. It first opened shortly after
the turn of the 20th century and used to feature a soda fountain.

CRIME NOTES
Hospital
elevator
vandalized
WHERE: Mott Women's and
Children's Hospital
WHEN: Wednesday at about
7 a.m.
WHAT: The phrase "Security
sucks" was written in red
marker on an elevator door of
Mott Children's Hospital, the
Department of Public Saftey
reported. The incident is
being investigated and there
are no suspects.
Woman spied
wandering near
snack bar
WHERE: Legal Research
Building
WHEN: Wednesday at about
9:35 a.m.
WHAT: A building ser-
vices worker reported that
a woman who appeared to

be homeless was wandering
around the Legal Research
Building's snack bar, DPS
reported. By the time police
arrived, the person was gone.
There are no suspects.
Cars collide on
Glen Street
WHERE: Glen Street
WHEN: Wednesday at about
9:10 p.m.
WHAT: Three vehicles got
into an accident Wednesday
night, DPS reported. There
were noinjuries.
MCard stolen
in Angell Hall
WHERE: Angell Hall
WHEN: Wednesday at about
1:45 p.m.
WHAT: A University student
reported that her MCard was
stolen, DPS reported. There
are no suspects.

WHAT: A reality a cappella
show with special guest band
Groove
WHO: The Sopranos
WHEN: Tonight at 8p.m.
WHERE: Auditorium 3 of
the Modern Language Build-
iog
CORRECTIONS
* A viewpoint in yes-
terday's Daily (Deterring
Women of Color) said five
assistant professors were
denied tenure. Only one of
the five has been officially
denied; the others are still
pending.
" An events listing in
yesterday's edition of the
B-Side (The List) gave the
wrong time for F.O.K.U.S.
"The Remix." The correct
time is 11 p.M.
Please report any error in
the Daily to corrections@
michigandaily.com.

A 23-year-old woman from
London was sentenced to a
nine-month suspended jail
sentence for writing "extrem-
ist poetry" under new terror-
ism legislation, The Guardian
reported. The "lyrical terror-
ist's' work included poem titles
lie "How to Behead" and "The
Living Martyrs."
An Arizona State Univer-
sity student whose $1,000
bike was stolen caught the
suspect by scouring Craig's
List for a listing that matched
his bike, Phoenix CBS news
station reported. He feigned
interest in the bike, and police
arrested the man upon confir-
mation that it was stolen.
3 Football players Chad
Henne and Jake Long will
perform in "J.B." tonight
Saturday and Sunday at the
Power Center. All performanc-
es begin at 8 p.m. Tickets prices
range from $9 to $24.
oFOR MORE, SEE PAGE 4